Description: The Ecphora quadricostata was a type of snail, but it is now extinct. The shell was a light brown color, and it had four strong t-shaped ribs. Over time the name has been changed several times.
Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae Wilson
Time Existed:
It existed in the Chesapeake Bay over 3,000,000 years ago.
Preservation:
It is being preserved at the Calvert Marine Museum with other marine fossils that existed millions of years ago.
Who found it and why is it the state fossil:
Druid Wilson fount it and it is the state fossil because it was one of the first fossils to be scientifically examined in the new world.
Pisani, D., Davidsburg, J., Zarend-Kubatko, J., Lampell, P. (1995). A Guide to Fossil Finding in Maryland State Parks. Maryland Department of Natural Recources. Retrieved from http://www.dnr.state.md.us/naturalresource/fall2011/4.asp
By: Austin Handler
State Fossil:
Ecphora quadricostata
Description:
The Ecphora quadricostata was a type of snail, but it is now extinct. The shell was a light brown color, and it had four strong t-shaped ribs. Over time the name has been changed several times.
Time Existed:
It existed in the Chesapeake Bay over 3,000,000 years ago.
Preservation:
It is being preserved at the Calvert Marine Museum with other marine fossils that existed millions of years ago.
Who found it and why is it the state fossil:
Druid Wilson fount it and it is the state fossil because it was one of the first fossils to be scientifically examined in the new world.
Sources:
Conkwright, R. (2009) Maryland's Official State Fossil Shell. Maryland Geological survey. Retrieved from http://www.mgs.md.gov/esic/fs/fs6.html
Pisani, D., Davidsburg, J., Zarend-Kubatko, J., Lampell, P. (1995). A Guide to Fossil Finding in Maryland State Parks. Maryland Department of Natural Recources. Retrieved from http://www.dnr.state.md.us/naturalresource/fall2011/4.asp